1 Kings 7:3
Strong's Lexicon
[The house] was roofed
וְסָפֻ֣ן (wə·sā·p̄un)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5603: 1) to cover, cover in, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cover in, panel 1a2) covered, panelled (participle)

with cedar
בָּאֶ֗רֶז (bā·’e·rez)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 730: 1) cedar 1a) cedar tree 1b) cedar timber, cedar wood (in building) 1c) cedar wood (in purifications)

above
מִמַּ֙עַל֙ (mim·ma·‘al)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 4605: subst 1) higher part, upper part adv 1a) above prep 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than with locative 1c) upwards, higher, above

the beams
הַצְּלָעֹת֙ (haṣ·ṣə·lā·‘ōṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6763: 1) side, rib, beam 1a) rib (of man) 1b) rib (of hill, ridge, etc) 1c) side-chambers or cells (of temple structure) 1d) rib, plank, board (of cedar or fir) 1e) leaves (of door) 1f) side (of ark)

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

rested on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the pillars—
הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים (hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5982: 1) pillar, column 1a) pillar 1b) column, upright 1c) column (of smoke)

forty-five [beams]
אַרְבָּעִ֖ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 705: 1) forty

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה (wa·ḥă·miš·šāh)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2568: 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)

fifteen
חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה (ḥă·miš·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2568: 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)

עָשָׂ֖ר (‘ā·śār)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6240: 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

per row.
הַטּֽוּר׃ (haṭ·ṭūr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2905: 1) row 1a) row, course (of building) 1b) row (of jewels)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars— forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

Young's Literal Translation
and [it is] covered with cedar above, on the sides that [are] on the forty and five pillars, fifteen in the row.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It was paneled above with cedar at the top of the chambers that rested on 45 pillars, 15 per row.

New American Standard Bible
It was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row.

King James Bible
And [it was] covered with cedar above upon the beams, that [lay] on forty five pillars, fifteen [in] a row.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns--forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.

New Living Translation
The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms, arranged in three tiers of fifteen each.

English Standard Version
And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.

New American Standard Bible
It was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row.

King James Bible
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It was paneled above with cedar at the top of the chambers that rested on 45 pillars, 15 per row.

International Standard Version
There were 45 pillars paneled with cedar above the side chambers, with rows of fifteen pillars,

NET Bible
The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

American Standard Version
And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row.

English Revised Version
And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row.

Young's Literal Translation
and it is covered with cedar above, on the sides that are on the forty and five pillars, fifteen in the row.
















Cross References
1 Kings 7:2
He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

1 Kings 7:4
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.

1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 7:1
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

1 Kings 6:38
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

1 Kings 7:5
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.

1 Kings 7:6
And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
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